Open wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) hubs like coffee shops and local area networks are becoming the norm in Ballard, making connecting to the Internet quick, convenient and most of the time free, for the casual Web browser and the on-the-go…MORE
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'We look forward to being with Seattle'
Tue, 04/18/06
During testimony at City Hall, people from White Center and Boulevard Park appealed to the Seattle City Council to cast the Seattle city limits farther south to include unincorporated North Highline.
Once a year, the City Council opens up…MORE
Putting Earth first
Tue, 04/18/06
It's almost Earth Day and some neighborhood groups will use that day to launch community clean-ups to celebrate their neighborhoods and drum up enthusiasm for community projects.
The 14th Avenue Northwest Vision Project will host an Adopt-…MORE
Eggciting Saturday
Tue, 04/18/06
Children of all ages celebrated Easter at the Ballard Community Center last Saturday during their annual Easter Egg Hunt. Older kids searched for Easter eggs on the playfield, while the young ones were in the gymnasium, where plastic eggs were…MORE
SeaTac may vote on tax hike
Tue, 04/18/06
Voters in a second Highline-area city may be asked to lift their city’s property tax levy lid.
SeaTac council members are set on Tuesday, April 25, to place a levy lid lift request on the Sept.
MOREGovernor's visit spotlights D.M. history
Tue, 04/18/06
National Historic Register status for Beach Park is “about making sure we respect our heritage and preserve it for our children,” Gov. Christine Gregoire said in Des Moines April 14.
Gregoire addressed about 300 people gathered in one of…MORE
Flowers, new projects in full bloom at Rhododendron Species Garden
Tue, 04/18/06
Dennis Bottemiller, with the laid-back and friendly mannerisms reminiscent of a surfer, is really into rhododendrons.
MOREAt least we've got wood ducks
Tue, 04/18/06
I've yet to see it appear in print, but prepare yourself for a new component of the city of Federal Way's tourism campaign: Bird watching.
Please control the temptation to chuckle and allow me to explain.
The city, like many other…MORE
Burien violent crime up slightly
Tue, 04/18/06
Murder, forcible rape and aggravated assault -- major crimes that have a large affect on a community -- increased by only 1.5 percent last year, the Burien City Council was told April 10.
Even with a slight increase in crime locally, this…MORE
Annexation impact noted
Wed, 04/12/06
Burien could face a deficit of more than $1 million to build and staff a new fire station if Seattle annexes the North Highline unincorporated area.
Community Development Director Scott Greenberg presented the financial impact to city…MORE
